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Unsettled weather is forecast all over the country with local rain and
thunderstorms in central and southern mainland. The temperature in
Athens will range from 21 to 32C and in Thessaloniki from 20 to 30C.

Serbs and Kossovo Albanian nationals are expected to meet under the
initiative of Athens at the EU Summit Meeting of Western Balkan
countries that is taking place in Chalkidiki now,.

The EU Summit Meeting ended yesterday with the approval of the draft of
the first European Constitution that will have to be presented in its
final form by the Intergovernmental Conference before the Euro
elections in 2004. Additionally, an agreement was achieved on the
formation of a European policy for migration and asylum and Mr Xavier
Solana's report on European Foreign policy and security, as well as
decisions for the boosting of development.

Prime Minister Costas Simitis, who presided the Summit Meeting, said
that the Greek EU Presidency was justified with the presentation of the
Constitution draft plan, underlining at the same time the importance of
a joint policy on immigration and Mr Solana's report. Moreover, making
an overall evaluation of the Greek EU Presidency, he described its
handling of problems that arose for the cohesion of the Union during
the Iraqi crisis successful.

Besides, called on to comment on publications that present him as the
main candidate for the European Union Presidency, Mr Simitis said that
he was not interested in leaving Greece.

Meanwhile, the EU High Representative of Foreign and Defence Policy
Xavier Solana warned the armed Palestinian organizations to accept
seize fire, or else economic sanctions would be imposed against them.
He also stressed the need for Europe to cooperate with the USA and
other countries, as well as international organizations for the
solution of problems such as terrorism and weapons of mass
destruction.

According to the final communiqu&eacute; of the Summit Meeting, Iran
and North Korea are called on to sign a treaty forbidding the spread of
weapons of mass destruction, while Tehran is being warned to accept
checks of its nuclear programme by inspectors of the International
Atomic Energy Service.

Finally, thousands of Greek and foreign demonstrators protested against
globalisation at Neos Marmaras yesterday. Minor incidents took place
when a group of protestors tried to break the police circle, while the
demonstrators' representatives met with Foreign Minister George
Papandreou yesterday. Mr Papandreou stated that although he was open
for dialogue and the mobilizations of civilians, he asked the
inhabitants' life in the area to be respected.

Earlier, Mr Simitis had stated that the civilians' society is not
limited to those who agree but to those who disagree.

Today, the bodies participating in the mobilizations will stage a joint
demonstration in Thessaloniki.